"semimajor" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-semimajor.wav
Etymology: From semi- + major. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|major}} semi- + major Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semimajor (not comparable)
  1. (geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-semimajor-en-adj-mF1jFycr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. Less than major, but still significant Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-semimajor-en-adj-MGXrPdOi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: semi-major Derived forms: semimajor axis Related terms: semiminor

Alternative forms

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